Description ADULT MALE Has pale golden buff back and upper wing coverts, marked with narrow dark barring; rump is white and tail is black. Head is mainly gray, but with buffy brown crown and nape and with red malar stripe. Black chest patch is half-moon (not crescent-) shaped and whitish underparts are marked with black spots that grade to bars on undertail coverts. ADULT FEMALE Similar, but face lacks a malar stripe. JUVENILE Similar to respective sex adult.

Dimensions Length: 12" (30 cm)

Habitat Very locally common resident of arid woodland and saguaro cactus "forests" in southwest (mainly Arizona).

Observation Tips Easy to see in desert areas with large saguaro cacti.